Apple macOS Apple Neural Engine Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple macOS. This impacts an unknown function of the component Apple Neural Engine. Executing a manipulation can lead to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-32840. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS (Operating System) (version unknown) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component Apple Neural Engine. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.5, watchOS 8.7, iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

The weakness was disclosed 07/20/2022 by Mohamed Ghannam as HT213345 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-32840. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:

An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

This issue was addressed with improved checks.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

06/09/2022 🔍
07/20/2022 +41 days 🔍
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05/29/2025 +1042 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213345
Researcher: Mohamed Ghannam
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-32840 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-32840
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-204862
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 07/22/2022 11:19
Updated: 05/29/2025 23:21
Changes: 07/22/2022 11:19 (3), 07/22/2022 11:20 (13), 07/22/2022 11:24 (28), 08/20/2022 08:27 (1), 05/29/2025 23:21 (26)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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